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>> host: in america. . . this being coming up next, booktv presents after words, an hourlong program where we invite guest hosts to interview authors. this week long time talk radio program brian jennings discusses his latest book, "censorship" the threat to silence talk radio. mr. jennings explained what he believes will be the backdoor path to reinstating the fairness doctrine and silencing conservative talk radio. mr. jennings discusses his book with a nationally syndicated talk show host, monica crowley. >> host: i am monica crowley, the host of a nationally syndicated radio program "the monica crowley show." i'm also a panelist on the mcglaughlin group and a political and foreign affairs analyst for the fox news channel. i am delighted to welcome to the program today brian jennings. brian is one of the nation's top talk radio programmers. he served more than a decade as a national vice president of top programming for citadel broadcasting. he is an authority on talk radio. everybody in the industry knows
>> host: in america. . . this being coming up next, booktv presents after words, an hourlong program where we invite guest hosts to interview authors. this week long time talk radio program brian jennings discusses his latest book, "censorship" the threat to silence talk radio. mr. jennings explained what he believes will be the backdoor path to reinstating the fairness doctrine and silencing conservative talk radio. mr. jennings discusses his book with a nationally syndicated...
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america was never america to me. now he gets beyond that always that is the king cullom and that he was tough-minded enough not to give an just to the emotion but to hold out the better way. so king was pretty much rafah bin this time and we've taken that all out and creating st. martin, and it is why ct dividend, reverend c. tda, one of the great men of national nonviolence who worked for sclc goode was part of john lewis's circle and all those other great people in nashville and see to vivien said that is why he didn't go to the 40th anniversary celebration of bloody sunday at selma. i wanted to be with john lewis and watch the march over the pettis bridge. but a lot king's workers didn't. the guys that got their bodies ripped apart to prepare for selma and they said this is going to be making nice and at the last minute ct vivian agreed to give a sermon. but up there in brown chapel, and there is bill frist, then the head of the republican leader of the senate presenting an american flag to john lewis, and there i
america was never america to me. now he gets beyond that always that is the king cullom and that he was tough-minded enough not to give an just to the emotion but to hold out the better way. so king was pretty much rafah bin this time and we've taken that all out and creating st. martin, and it is why ct dividend, reverend c. tda, one of the great men of national nonviolence who worked for sclc goode was part of john lewis's circle and all those other great people in nashville and see to vivien...
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he describes america as the biggest purveyor of violence in the world by 1967. we have to take note that his riverside speeds, april 4th 1967 in new york city when he first comes out against the vietnam war in a very robust public day is one year to the day before he is assassinated. when we think about king, by the time king is going to chicago. he is in chicago to try to transform the slums. he talked about a slum clearance campaign. he is talking about poverty. he is talking about economic marginal losses in a poor people. laborers. king makes a very famous speech where he talked about all labor has dignity, which is one of his last speech is. kingsport people campaign is something that we shot aside as well. we've really keep dr. king frozen on august 20th, 1963, with the "i have a dream" speech right here in washington, d.c. and we don't think about the king who was really much more combative, even though he was non-violent. king believed that you could use non-violence as a moral and political force, really a battering ram to transform democracy. but to sa
he describes america as the biggest purveyor of violence in the world by 1967. we have to take note that his riverside speeds, april 4th 1967 in new york city when he first comes out against the vietnam war in a very robust public day is one year to the day before he is assassinated. when we think about king, by the time king is going to chicago. he is in chicago to try to transform the slums. he talked about a slum clearance campaign. he is talking about poverty. he is talking about economic...
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and so you have riots in america. he retires, moves out to l.a. in 1963 there's the march on washington, he doesn't go. robinson didn't like cliques. he thought, unwisely, that maybe all of the so-called hip people were going to go to the march on washington. i think if he had it all to do over again, he would have went. but he didn't. he wasn't actively involved in civil rights. he thought hi civil right -- his civil rights took place in the middle of the ring. he did, he did campaign for senator robert f. kennedy. of course; he was assassinated, and that broke his heart. >> host: did the kennedy campaign seek sugar ray out? or was it something that he volunteered for? >> guest: he volunteered. >> host: were they proud to have him as part of the campaign? >> guest: oh, yes. yes, he did. >> host: you know, it's interesting, this is something that occurred to me as we're speaking, if i knew nothing about boxing but just had a basic knowledge of american history and i was reading a biography of jack johnson, i would think to myself, this will not en
and so you have riots in america. he retires, moves out to l.a. in 1963 there's the march on washington, he doesn't go. robinson didn't like cliques. he thought, unwisely, that maybe all of the so-called hip people were going to go to the march on washington. i think if he had it all to do over again, he would have went. but he didn't. he wasn't actively involved in civil rights. he thought hi civil right -- his civil rights took place in the middle of the ring. he did, he did campaign for...
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she left america in 1773. so he wanted to write a letter so he wrote and the man said i would be glad to take. so he wrote this letter saying all sorts of things that happened but it's much too complicated to get into. i just want to tell you one thing. the moment i spend with you were the happiest of my life and then in the same letter he put in a long letter from martha. i love that. >> host: also coming full circle. >> guest: yes, coming full circle. >> host: well, this has been fun. >> guest: delighted to chat with you, barbara. >> host: tom, thank you. we would like to open up for some questions. we are going to entertain some of you would like to step up to the microphone and present -- expected the white seven strong relationships, did they know each other? >> guest: very good question. did the wives have a strong relationship between them. yes, dolley madison and martha washington were a difference in ages but they were very friendly and in fact there is a story which again is and truly documented whic
she left america in 1773. so he wanted to write a letter so he wrote and the man said i would be glad to take. so he wrote this letter saying all sorts of things that happened but it's much too complicated to get into. i just want to tell you one thing. the moment i spend with you were the happiest of my life and then in the same letter he put in a long letter from martha. i love that. >> host: also coming full circle. >> guest: yes, coming full circle. >> host: well, this has...
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meditate and they became to visualize guantanamo as america's gibraltar. it was the naval theorist who proposed this idea, and roosevelt, the policymaker who made it happen. this of course was never the dream of you been nationalist. nor was it a concession that they freely granted. but most cuban scholars, interestingly, have been reluctant to criticize theodore roosevelt because he fought for cuban independence and he never sought to annex cuba or to make it a u.s. colony. and that was in contrast to his close friend, leonard wood, who as military governor of cuba and who wanted very much to annex it. it may be partly because of the history of guantanamo evokes conflicting emotions, that most cubans have been reluctant to write about it. even in the spanish literature, there is -- there are not that many cuban histories of guantanamo. as for american students of cuban history, until recently most of them have either ignored guantanamo or discussed in terms of the spanish-american war, the squabbles over the platt amendment, as a bone of contention betwee
meditate and they became to visualize guantanamo as america's gibraltar. it was the naval theorist who proposed this idea, and roosevelt, the policymaker who made it happen. this of course was never the dream of you been nationalist. nor was it a concession that they freely granted. but most cuban scholars, interestingly, have been reluctant to criticize theodore roosevelt because he fought for cuban independence and he never sought to annex cuba or to make it a u.s. colony. and that was in...
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we knew about america, but what we knew, america very different. we knew something that we learn from the 19th century america. and then this new world and we tried to find out how books, i found this book very interesting, but i just wanted detail of this book of the story, but from that aside, my first wish, was what you wrote this book. 50 years ago, visit from one leader of one country to the united states. i think there may be other leaders came here. sometimes khrushchev was eccentric. and president yeltsin was more eccentric, and when khrushchev came here, he just showed the time like this contemporary politician that we prefer to go to the common show, because most of the young people interest in this, maybe it was part of this. my father's behavior. maybe it was because it was back through the old war mentality on both sides, but not eliminate at that time in one visit, but it would change so why you wrote this? >> guest: i wrote the book because i happen to stumble upon the story of your father, nikita khrushchev's trip to the united stat
we knew about america, but what we knew, america very different. we knew something that we learn from the 19th century america. and then this new world and we tried to find out how books, i found this book very interesting, but i just wanted detail of this book of the story, but from that aside, my first wish, was what you wrote this book. 50 years ago, visit from one leader of one country to the united states. i think there may be other leaders came here. sometimes khrushchev was eccentric....
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he is to me and to many americans america's greatest storyteller in history. he has been enormously successful. the winner of major awards for his books and for his lifetime devotion to american history. .. >> you have produced over the years and novels such as liberty tavern that came down 1977 just to remind you of fabric of the difficulties in the book of life during the american revolution. still lives that came out in 1981 about three west point soldiers and their wives about the resignation of the officers' wives that they would be for the rest of their lives so he has told a wonderful story. the lives of our -- "the intimate lives of the founding fathers" this book, end this incredible book just published within the last couple of weeks the influence of women in the shaping of our history, with men who were the mothers, wives, daughters, a nd friends of the founding fathers, washington, frankli n, adams, a hamilton, jefferson, madison , a very different women. enormously interesting providing material for the rebidding stories of the founders as we ment
he is to me and to many americans america's greatest storyteller in history. he has been enormously successful. the winner of major awards for his books and for his lifetime devotion to american history. .. >> you have produced over the years and novels such as liberty tavern that came down 1977 just to remind you of fabric of the difficulties in the book of life during the american revolution. still lives that came out in 1981 about three west point soldiers and their wives about the...
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he describes america as the biggest purveyor of violence in the world by 1967. and we have to take note that his riverside speech, april 4th 1967 when he first comes out against the vietnam war mike in a very robust public way is given one year to date before he is assassinated in memphis. when we think about king between 1965 to 60 even two years before river site by the time king is going to chicago and he's in chicago to try to transform the slums he talks about islam clarence campaign and desegregate housing in chicago. he's talking about poverty. he's talking about economic marginalization of poor people, laborers. king makes a very famous speech where he talks about labour has dignity which is one of his last speech in 1968. king's poor people campaign is something that we shunt aside as well. we really keep dr. king frozen on august 28th 1963 with the i have a dream speech in his washington, d.c. and we don't think about the king who was much more combative even though he was non-violent because he believed he could use of violence as a moral and politica
he describes america as the biggest purveyor of violence in the world by 1967. and we have to take note that his riverside speech, april 4th 1967 when he first comes out against the vietnam war mike in a very robust public way is given one year to date before he is assassinated in memphis. when we think about king between 1965 to 60 even two years before river site by the time king is going to chicago and he's in chicago to try to transform the slums he talks about islam clarence campaign and...
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no senior anywhere in america will lose their core medicare benefits under our bill. let's be clear about that. if they were, aarp, the national committee to preserve social security, the national alliance of retired persons would never be supporting our bill. now, lastly, according to an economic survey done at boston university, the extensively analyzed medicare advantage payments, and they found that just 14% of the additional funds that these private plans have received have gone to benefit medicare enrollees. the vast majority of the payments, 86% go to profits, c.e.o. salaries, corporate jets, all these other things, or they might even, some of them, may go to things like gym memberships or spa memberships. i raised a point the other day, why should my medicare beneficiaries in iowa have to pay more in medicare so that a medicare beneficiary, say, in arizona, in arizona can go to a spa and have it paid for by medicare advantage? paid for by the subsidies of of $12 billion that we give them. that come both from taxpayers and from medicare recipients right now. so
no senior anywhere in america will lose their core medicare benefits under our bill. let's be clear about that. if they were, aarp, the national committee to preserve social security, the national alliance of retired persons would never be supporting our bill. now, lastly, according to an economic survey done at boston university, the extensively analyzed medicare advantage payments, and they found that just 14% of the additional funds that these private plans have received have gone to benefit...
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he did this as a candidate and say on one hand yes, america has a history of history and it segregation about on the other he was a prime example of the progress made. another great example is a three times dimensions race during the inaugural race. you talks about those of us who felt the lash of the web that was a reference to slavery. he talked about segregation at one point and finally he talked about his father. he might not have been able to sit at a restaurant in washington d.c. decades ago because of his race. he was right about that. on certain level sometimes he plays history professor and chief nine just commander in chief and imparts a real lesson but for the most part he has tried to stay away from racial matters which is very impact on the african-american community especially in terms of public policy. >> there was a recent flap disclosed in a new book by two journalists called game change, the book which revealed a private conversation and harry reid had, the senate democratic leader. especially back gain obama, as saying this was a match your view calling him the fact h
he did this as a candidate and say on one hand yes, america has a history of history and it segregation about on the other he was a prime example of the progress made. another great example is a three times dimensions race during the inaugural race. you talks about those of us who felt the lash of the web that was a reference to slavery. he talked about segregation at one point and finally he talked about his father. he might not have been able to sit at a restaurant in washington d.c. decades...
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book is that you have to be a very patient person to do the work in pakistan and afghanistan yet in america we're not so patient and expect to see results seen than we do. we get impatient. we get angry. can you talk about the patience that it's taking and can we do enough of what you're trying to accomplish quickly enough. you know, afghanistan is on the front burner today and i'm hearing from colleagues of mine over the weekend saying it's just ungovernable and it's a mess. can you accomplish what you're trying to do in a timeframe that the american people are happy with and also really bring meaningful change to afghanistan? >> as you mentioned it's paradigm. in the u.s. we're used to two minute football drills and six second kound sound bites i know you have the go and vote in a few minutes and halfway around the world things are measured in terms of not only fiscal years but in generations. i also feel having met with thousands of people. especially the elders that they feel there are good things happening. also it's been a real honor. the last two, three years to get to know people se
book is that you have to be a very patient person to do the work in pakistan and afghanistan yet in america we're not so patient and expect to see results seen than we do. we get impatient. we get angry. can you talk about the patience that it's taking and can we do enough of what you're trying to accomplish quickly enough. you know, afghanistan is on the front burner today and i'm hearing from colleagues of mine over the weekend saying it's just ungovernable and it's a mess. can you accomplish...
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. >> so while the city of philadelphia and its baseball team and football fans across america may have lost the voice, they will never forget it and as the tribute continues on, the impact of harry callus, the broadcaster and the person will never subside. >> in a world away, two nfl players on a humanitarian mission literally save a little girl's life. >> i couldn't believe what was happening. >> you will hear the inspiring l of their lives. >> one story inspired all of us to do better. what started out as a humanitarian mission to africa for two nfl play earths from the chicago bears ended up in a life saving mission. from sports net chicago, here is dan higgins with the story we called gridiron guardian. >> i think god has put people in the right time and place for things like this situation like this. we didn't pass the buck. >> two defensive line men and two teammates united in a goal to establish nfl supremacy. away from football there's another purpose that unites them. in a place a world away from soldier feel. >> during the off season the two bears were joined by teammate tomm
. >> so while the city of philadelphia and its baseball team and football fans across america may have lost the voice, they will never forget it and as the tribute continues on, the impact of harry callus, the broadcaster and the person will never subside. >> in a world away, two nfl players on a humanitarian mission literally save a little girl's life. >> i couldn't believe what was happening. >> you will hear the inspiring l of their lives. >> one story inspired...
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and what america means impact them still remains on settled that go back to these core things about the american founding. mo conservatism too often sees itself as merely representing and talking about economics or policy issues or certain traditions one, and i think what it didn't quite realize was that what it was trying to conserve and the larger sense with a larger principles of the american founding. it's there. that is what it stands for. but it didn't quite grasp that in a way. and as a result i think it was short-sighted move. and i think today we are seeing a different look which in the book is with a new conservatism. that doesn't see itself as merely conservative versus liberal, left versus right, republican versus democrat for that matter, but sees its larger, this larger thing. that's something very different, and i think just like the american founders in the period i described earlier that had to go through the serious rethinking of what are the core principles we stand for, what's the legitimacy of government, what is this source of our rights? i think americans especial
and what america means impact them still remains on settled that go back to these core things about the american founding. mo conservatism too often sees itself as merely representing and talking about economics or policy issues or certain traditions one, and i think what it didn't quite realize was that what it was trying to conserve and the larger sense with a larger principles of the american founding. it's there. that is what it stands for. but it didn't quite grasp that in a way. and as a...
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new york herald, which was at that time in 1877 when it was published it was the biggest newspaper in america. and they've called it a washington love letter. and nobody could believe that it was real at first. and then people who know a little bit about washington's life and stuff, there were some very atchison diaries published. they discovered he had written it better for month after he had become engaged to moffit custis, who was in for the the richest widow in virginia. and this caused consternation in 1877. they couldn't believe that george washington could possibly have thought for another woman. and so, it was like a suspense story as a probe to find out what happened to this letter. and it turned out that the latter never saw the light of day. it was going to be auctioned off of the mystery man body and this appeared for 60 years. and they founded by sheer accident in the files of a harvard library. so when i saw all this, i said to myself, this is a book i was born to write. i've got to write this book. i've got to explain this and then i begin to realize there would be other things
new york herald, which was at that time in 1877 when it was published it was the biggest newspaper in america. and they've called it a washington love letter. and nobody could believe that it was real at first. and then people who know a little bit about washington's life and stuff, there were some very atchison diaries published. they discovered he had written it better for month after he had become engaged to moffit custis, who was in for the the richest widow in virginia. and this caused...
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tonight i am with pamela newkirk, editor of "letters from black america." can you tell me about your books because it's a compilation of african-american letters, spanning from the 1700s to 2008, and what i try to do is present a multidimensional portrait of black life through their own letters. so it includes the letters of extraordinary people who, many have heard of, like doctor martin luther king, benjamin becker and ida b. wells. but also unsung people, slaves, just ordinary people throughout history. can you give an example of one of these unsung people? >> sure. there are many, several letters from slaves who are just writing to each other to family members from whom they have been separated. you know, letting them know how they are, trying to find out how their loved ones are very. not people who would have known of. >> how did you come upon this project and how did you select the letters? >> well, that was pretty insane. i went through thousands of lives over the course of five years, and some of the things naturally emerge so i wanted to look at b
tonight i am with pamela newkirk, editor of "letters from black america." can you tell me about your books because it's a compilation of african-american letters, spanning from the 1700s to 2008, and what i try to do is present a multidimensional portrait of black life through their own letters. so it includes the letters of extraordinary people who, many have heard of, like doctor martin luther king, benjamin becker and ida b. wells. but also unsung people, slaves, just ordinary...
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is a collection of essays which critiques america's response to 9/11. howard zinn died january 27, 2010 a7.t the from brandeisian diversity in massachusetts, this is an hour in five minutes. >> howard came and read here about a year-and-a-half ago for us, and not long after he read, i picked up a boo
is a collection of essays which critiques america's response to 9/11. howard zinn died january 27, 2010 a7.t the from brandeisian diversity in massachusetts, this is an hour in five minutes. >> howard came and read here about a year-and-a-half ago for us, and not long after he read, i picked up a boo